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• Hungarian research shows how dogs understand what we say AND how we say it

  29-08-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dogs, like people, use the left hemisphere to process words, and theright hemisphere brain region to process intonation, according to the new study in Science.
  
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• Is the mysterious 'eye' island near Argentina hiding an alien base? Kickstarter campaign to investigate bizarre rotating island launched

  29-08-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A film crew spotted a bizarre island in Argentina that rotates on its own axis. Called, 'The Eye', the team is raising money for an expedition to learn more about the island that some believe is an alien base.
  
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• Ghost of a monk killed by Henry VII caught on camera at Glastonbury Abbey

  29-08-2016 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spooky images were caught on camera by Lara Tetlow, 24, who was enjoying the Glastonbury Abbey Musical Extravaganza on August 6.
  
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• Nasa may publish paper on 'warp drive' that could take humans to Mars in 10 weeks

  29-08-2016 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called EmDrive creates thrust by bouncing microwaves around in an enclosed chamber, and uses only solar power - and now a Nasa lab is set to reveal its findings on the technology.
  
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• Saturn's ring 'surge' is actually an optical illusion, astronomers reveal

  29-08-2016 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new image released by Cassini spacecraft reveals a glowing spot in Saturn’s B ring. The phenomenon is as an ‘opposition surge,’ in which one particular region appears to be far brighter than the rest.
  
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• Russia reveals world's first test of radical pulse-detonation 'super-rocket'

  29-08-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Russian Advanced Research Foundation revealed the test, which could lead to far more efficient rockets able to carry heavier loads into orbit.
  
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• FAA forecast: 600,000 commercial drones within the year

  29-08-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rules governing the operation of small commercial drones were designed to protect safety without stifling innovation, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told a news conference.
  
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• Amtrack reveals America's 'bullet train't for Washington, New York and Boston by 2021

  29-08-2016 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US rail operator has awarded a $2.0 billiondeal to French manufacturer Alstom to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston.
  
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• Early human ancestor Lucy 'died falling out of a tree'

  29-08-2016 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New evidence suggests that the famous fossilised human ancestor dubbed 'Lucy' by scientists may have died falling from a great height - probably from a tree.
  
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• Driverless Roborace car speeds around Donington

  29-08-2016 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A prototype racing car, testing self-driving technology for the forthcoming Roborace contest, takes a lap around Donington Park's circuit.
  
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• Facebook's AI plans to analyse your photographs to check your health

  29-08-2016 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook will soon 'see' objects in a photo just like humans. The three step process consists of algorithms piecing the image together, outlining shapes of objects and then accurately labeling them.
  
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• Apple iPhone 7 release date set for September 7th

  29-08-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The event will be held in San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, and could also see the release of new MacBooks and a second generation Apple watch.
  
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• Driverless taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020

  29-08-2016 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  nuTonomy hopes to be operating in 10 Asian and US cities by 2020, an executive said Monday.
  
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• Al drones help beat California drought as they analyse soil and look for leaks

  29-08-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI drones are able to scour fields to look for leaks in irrigation systems, and work out which areas are most fertile for farmers to plant in.
  
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• T-rex skeleton transported across Atlantic on KLM flight from the US to Netherlands

  29-08-2016 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil was transported from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport by Dutch airline KLM.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 7 to launch at September 7 event

  29-08-2016 18:53
  
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• New contact lenses slowly release medicine into the eye

  29-08-2016 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In animal tests, the lenses were at least as good as traditional eye drops at treating glaucoma, the second biggest cause of blindness worldwide, say Boston-based scientists.
  
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• Sri Lankan teenager held over hacking of president's website

  29-08-2016 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Sri Lankan schoolboy is arrested for allegedly hacking the website of President Maithripala Sirisena, police say.
  
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• Utah university study shows areas with more men have higher rates of marriage

  29-08-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthropologists from at the University of Utah have disproved the long-held theory that an abundance of single men leads to outcomes of crime, violence and broken homes.
  
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• Lucy's painful last moments revealed: 3.2 million-year-old fossil of early human suggests she died after falling 40ft from a tree

  29-08-2016 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by Texas University at Austin, offers unusual evidence for tree dwelling in the extinct species known as Australopithecus afarensis.
  
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• Iceland's Katla volcano feared to erupt as DOUBLE earthquake hits

  29-08-2016 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iceland's Meteorological Office says two earthquakes have rocked the caldera of Katla, one of the country's largest volcanos. 
  
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• This AI software can tell if you're at risk from cancer before symptoms appear

  29-08-2016 17:14
  
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• Lightning strike kills over 300 reindeer in Norway

  29-08-2016 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT:More than 300 reindeer carcasses have been left scattered across Hardangervidda mountain, Norway, after they were killed by a lighting strike on Friday.
  
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• Reindeer killed in Norway lightning storm

  29-08-2016 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 300 reindeer have been killed in a lightning storm on a mountain plateau in Norway.
  
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• Iran rolls out domestic internet

  29-08-2016 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iran says it has launched the first phase of "national internet" designed to replace the current system.
  
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• Scientists declare the dawn of the human-influenced Anthropocene era

  29-08-2016 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The recommendations for the era, which is being referred to as 'the golden spike' are being submitted today to the International Geological Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.
  
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• Why we should have 3 day weekends ALL the time

  29-08-2016 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Williams, a lecturer in Sociology at City University London, believes that a four-day week will not only cut down on pollution from commuting, but will also help save electricity costs.
  
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• New wind tunnel reveals bird flight secrets

  29-08-2016 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stanford University have designed a unique bird tunnel to observe how tiny birds fly.
  
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• Surfer turns to space technology to find the largest walls of water on Earth

  29-08-2016 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big wave surfer Andrew Cotton has found a new big wave hotspot on the west coast of Ireland after working with scientists and forecasters to identify the factors and conditions needed for giant waves.
  
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• Facebook reveals the 98 pieces of data it uses to target ads

  29-08-2016 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook recently updated its ad preferences so you can see what topics the company thinks you’re interested in  and opt out of categories. The feature is available globally.
  
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• Apocalypse now? Massive mushroom cloud terrifies residents in Siberia

  29-08-2016 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The isolated cloud, in the industrial city of Kemerovo in Russia, bore the distinctive hallmark of a nuclear explosion, leading locals to believe that doomsday had arrived.
  
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• Apple may ditch home button in its 2017 iPhone as part of a radical redesign

  29-08-2016 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rumour comes from a report by Bloomberg which cites a 'person familiar with the matter'. The change could mean that the iPhone in 2017 will feature a much larger screen and an all-glass design.
  
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• Queensland scientist discovers 11 new species of trapdoor spider

  29-08-2016 11:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the world of Australian invertebrates there appears to be a lot of undiscovered trapdoor spiders after one scientist managed to find 11 new species in QLD and some camouflaged burrows.
  
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• Shetland turbines at Bluemull Sound connected to grid

  29-08-2016 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Turbines installed off the coast of Shetland could herald a "new era" in tidal energy, according to the company running the project.
  
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• Why stop at five senses? Tech is letting us hack our brains to give us 'superpowers'

  29-08-2016 11:00
  
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• Life on Mars: Moment Nasa crew emerges from year-long trial

  29-08-2016 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Nasa team has emerged from a Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in near isolation for a year.
  
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• Computer games found to be as good as drugs for relaxing youngsters before an operation

  29-08-2016 10:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boys and girls that played on an iPad ahead of surgery were just as calm as those given powerful sedatives and a new study suggests computer games are as good as drugs at helping children relax.
  
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• China launches own aircraft engine-maker to rival the West

  29-08-2016 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China launches its first aircraft-engine manufacturer in an attempt to wean itself off Western suppliers and become a global aviation power.
  
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• NASA's Juno probe gets closest-ever look of Jupiter

  29-08-2016 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Juno space probe soared the closest it has ever been to Jupiter during the main phase of its prime mission to the gas giant on Saturday, officials said.
  
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• Scientists leave Hawaii dome after yearlong Mars simulation

  29-08-2016 10:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The group finally came out of their dome on Mauna Loa volcano, 8,500 feet above sea level in Hawaii, as their mission ended Sunday (pictured). The dome replicated living conditions on Mars.
  
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• Hundreds of Pokemon Go incidents logged by police

  29-08-2016 08:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pokemon Go players have been involved in hundreds of police incidents since the gaming app phenomenon launched, the BBC learns.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for August 29

  29-08-2016 08:04
  
  Facebook has reduced staff influence on its Trending news ticker, scientists have completed a year-long simulated Mars mission
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• Jovial NASA says Juno flyby a success

  29-08-2016 04:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  Downloads will take days It was a hats-in-the-air weekend at NASA, with the agency announcing its Juno probe's first close-up Jupiter fly-by was a success.…
  
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• Uber suspends services in Abu Dhabi

  29-08-2016 02:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taxi-hailing service Uber and rival Careem suspend their services in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, as drivers are reportedly arrested.
  
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• Queen Victoria laughed like a drain and was unfairly judged as having no sense of humour

  29-08-2016 02:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria's official biographer A N Wilson says the former queen has been unfairly judged by her 'We are not amused' remark which led many to believe she had no sense of humour.
  
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• Wood fuel plan to cut plane CO2 branded as 'pipe dream'

  29-08-2016 02:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Proponents say new, greener jet fuels made from waste wood could significantly reduce airline CO2 emissions but environmentalists say it's a "pipe dream".
  
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• Cool and soggy spring means population of the small tortoise shell butterfly has crashed 

  29-08-2016 02:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Factors including the urbanisation of gardens, intensification of farming and the use of pesticides are thought to have contributed to a 73 per cent drop in numbers since the 1970s in the UK.
  
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